[Milsurplus] Re: [Boatanchors] An interesting book

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

If memory serves me correctly, Eli Whitney was the
man who developed mass production and the process
of the assembly line of interchangeable parts for the
end product.  'Twas Civil War era, if I'm not mistaken.
Old Henry just appllied the process to automobiles.

Mac - K2GKK/5



----Original Message Follows----
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: "Jim Brannigan" <jbrannig at optonline.net>
CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net, milsurplus at mailman.qth.net,James Duffer 
<dufferjames at hotmail.com>, jhhaynes at earthlink.net
Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [Boatanchors] An interesting book
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:18:21 -0500

On 2/7/07, Jim Brannigan <jbrannig at optonline.net> wrote:
>Perhaps it is not useful to debate who invented (insert favorite here) but
>speak of who made the process viable.
>Henry Ford did not invent the internal combustion engine or the automobile.
>But ole Henry is credited with same.
>What Ford did was develop the industrial process that made the automobile
>affordable.

Bingo. I've never read anywhere that Marconi claimed to have
discovered every single aspect of 'radio' in the day, he was merely
the one to put it all together in a practical (for the time) way and
make it viable. OTOH, DeForest was keen on patent rights and money
moreso than the knowledge, clearly illustrated by his lack of
understanding or ability to explain how his Audion worked. Yet he was
often referred to as the 'Father of Radio' and, by association,
'Grandfather of Television'.

Then there was Armstrong...

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ
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